Railway tie



G. STROVI.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED IULYS, I922.

Patented Sept. 5, 1922.

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RAILWAY TIE."

Application led July 3, 1922. Seral'No. 572,695.

kTo all whom it may concer/1t.'

Be it known thatI7 GUSTAV Sr'RoM,` a. citi- Zen of the United States ofrlinerica, residing at Pontiacyin the county of Oakland and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iniRailway Ties, of which the following is a specihad therein to the ication7 reference being accompanying drawings: A ,y e The invention relates to railway 'ties employing in their construction reinforced concrete and it is the object ofthe present invention to obtain al construction provided with rail securing means, which permits of quickly engaging and clamping the rail to the tie. A further feature of the construction is the means by'which the rail maybe readily detached wheny this is desired, and with these objects in view the invention consists in the construction as hereinafterl set forth. f s l f In the drawings: i Figure l isa plan view of a portion of the tie showing the rail ysecuring means;

Figure 2 is a central, longitudinal'section through Figure l;

Figure 3 is a transverse section; Figure 4 is an end elevation.: i' Inythe construction of'concrete railway ties it is usual to form of the'concrete' end sections which are arranged below the respective rails, and to connect such sections by a metallic tie member embedded therein. W'ith my improvement the tie member, in

addition toits function of connecting the two concrete ends, alsoy forms -a reinforce-y ment for said ends and an anchor for the rail-securing means. In detail, A is one 'of the concrete end sections, vided with an enlarged base B and inwardly sloping sides G to form a top of reduced area, D is the metallic connecting member which is in the form of a bar centrally em-y bedded in the section A below the top face thereof. The bar D is further provided with spaced upwardly extending lugs E and Ef, which at their upper ends are rounded at F to form a pivot or fulcrum for the railsecuring clamps. These clamps G have'inwardly extending portions H for bearing upon the iiange of the rail and downwardly yextendinow portions I which are pivotally to inwardly extending links J.k

connected rllhe inner ends of the links J are spaced from each other and7 in the'locked position said wedge so preferably proof the rail7 engage opposite sides vof a wedge or key'member II( However, the links J are initially. raised above thekey member, as shown in dotted lines, which' permits the member G to swing about they fulcrum bearing 4F and intoa position where'the lugs II will clear the i scribed; when'fthe'tieisirstplaced in position,` the links J arein 'the position shown in f dotted lines;y whichpermits the 'members G to lbe swung outwarchas alsol indicated by l dotted lines In `thisposition the base L yof the rail lvimaybetplaced between ythe members Gr so vas t-o Arest upon the blocks N and N. The members vkGr arelthen swung upon their fulcruml bearings F, in doing which the links J are drawn outward vuntil their innerxends drop off from the'wedge orkey K and7 in falling, engage'theinclined sides of as to be flocked' from return movement; j r-Ilherefore,r the lugs or fingers II on v:the 'members ,G will clamp downward ybase ange L of the rail M. On opposite sides ofthe member Dare placed the. supporting blocks N and M pref-y erably of-wood,'which blocks engage recesses in the vupper secured tothe key member L andr however, an open f upon the kkflangeL ofthe rail and will hold I the latter from displacement. If at any time it is desired to disengage the rail, the bolt O is moved longitudinally so as to withdraw the wedge K from between the inner ends of iirst loosening the ends Q,v by which the clamping plates P are secured to the bolt, after which kthe boltmaybe moved to carry with it the wedge K to engage a laterally the wedge K is :removed from the ends of the links J the extending recess R. VVhen ythelinks J. This movement is permitted by swinging of the links while retaining the same permanenti attached to the members G. The wedge l has its opposite Sides inclined at such an angle that when the ends oi the links J are moved outward, they will drop into engagement with these inclined sides and will wedge to firmly clampthe member H upon the rail. Y

What l claim as my invention is:

l. ln a railway tie, the combination with a concrete body forming a rail support, of a metallic member embedded in said body, rail clamps pivotally secured to said embedded member to be movable thereon -into and out of clamping position, and means for locking said clamps in their clamped position;

' 2. ln a railway tie, the combination with spaced concrete members forming rail supports, of a metallic member constituting a tie between said concrete members and having portions embedded therein, and rail clamps pivotally engaging. the embedded portions oil said member to be movable into and out of clamping engagement with the rail. Y

3. In, a railway tie, the combination with a concrete member forming: a rail support, off a metallic member embedded therein having upwardly ext-ending lugs forming rounded fulcrum bearings, rail clamps en'- gaging said fulcrum bearings, links secured to said clamps and projecting inward therefrom, and a wedge member with which said links automatically engage on the swinging of the same on their ulcrum bearings.

d. In a railway tie, the combination with va concrete member .forming a rail support, oit a metallic member embedded therein having upwardly extendingy lugs; iiorming rounded tulorum bearings, rail clamps en gaging said ulcrum bearings, links pivotally secured to said clamps and extending inward therefrom, blocks on oppositesides o said links forming a cushion support for the rai-l and a removable member passing transversely through said blocks in a position to engage the ends et said lin is when said clamps are engaged with the rail flange and to thereby lock said clamps 'from disengagement.

In a railway tie, the combination with a concrete member forming a rail support,

. of a metallic member embedded therein having upwardly extending lugs 'forming rounded fulorum bearings, rail clamps pivotally engaging said rounded ulorum bearings links pivotally secured to the lower ends of said rail clamps and projecting inward therefrom, blocks upon opposite sides of said `links forming a cushion support iior the base of the rail with a channel between the same in which said links can more vertically and longitudinally, a removable member extendingtransversely olfl said blocks over which said links extend when said clamps are in open position to receive the rail, said trans Verse member engaging the ends of said links to lock the same when said clamps are turned down to secure the rail.

6. In railway tie, the combination with a concrete member forming a rail suppe-rt, of a metallic member embedded therein havingl upwardly extending lugs 'forming rounded 'fulorum bearings, rail clampsv pivotally engaging said rounded tulcruni bearings., links pivotally secured to said clamps and projecting inward therefrom, woote blocks on opposite sides of 'said links forming a cushion support tor the-base ot the rail, said blocks forming tl'ierebetween a channel in which said links are verti Vlly and longitudinally adjustable,` clamping plates on opposite sides of said blocks, an adjustable member extending transversely tlnrough said clamping platesk and blocks and having a wedge-shapedl central portion over which. said: linksl extend in the open position of said clamps, said wedge-shaped portion iiorming an abutment for the ends ein said l'nks when sai-d clamps are turned down into locking engagement with the rail.

In testimony whereof I attix my signature.

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